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32nd Annual
Regeneron Greater Capital Region
Science and Engineering Fair, Inc.
Hosted by Saratoga Springs High School
March 26, 2022
Presenting Sponsor
Major Support
Science Fair Program
March 26 Regeneron Greater Capital Region Science and Engineering Fair
March 27 Awards Ceremony Streamed Live on YouTube
March 26, 2022
8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Judges receive orientation (Dr. Matt Nielsen and Dr. Dan Norton)
8:00 – 8:45 a.m. Students arrive and set up projects
8:45 – 9:00 a.m. Electronic welcome to students and important information (Joan
Wagner)
9:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Morning student interviews
11:30 a.m. – 12:30
p.m. Lunch, book lottery and judges discuss projects
12:30 – 2:30 p.m. Afternoon student interviews
2:45 p.m. Students clean up presentation area, pack up exhibits, depart for
home
2:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Judges final deliberation on projects
March 27, 2021
2:00 p.m. Awards Ceremony streamed live on YouTube (visit www.gcrsef.org
for link)
Presentation of Awards*
*Medals, ribbons, certificates and prize
Special Awards money will be sent directly to student
Presented by Dr. Matt Nielsen and awardees. In order to receive their
monetary award, students must
Dr. Dan Norton, Coordinating Judges
download a W-9 Form and Social
Security Form from the GCRSEF
Grand Prize Awards website under forms
Dean of the Rensselaer School of Science: (https://www.gcrsef.org/all-forms/) and
Dr. Curt Breneman submit them to Fair Director, Joan
Wagner. Forms can be sent by email
$50,000 Rensselaer Scholarship to gcrsef@gmail.com or to 7 Bluebird
Court, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.
Dr. Curt Breneman
21-Project Category Abbreviations
Animal Science (ANIM) or (AS)
Behavioral and Social Sciences (BEHA)
Biochemistry (BCHM)
Biomedical and Health Sciences (BMED)
Biomedical Engineering (ENBM)
Cellular and Molecular Biology (CELL)
Chemistry (CHEM)
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (CBIO)
Earth and Environmental Sciences (EAEV)
Embedded Systems (EBED)
Energy: Sustainable and Materials Design (EGSD)
Engineering Mechanics (ENMC)
Environmental Engineering (ENEV)
Materials Science (MATS)
Mathematics (MATH)
Microbiology (MCRO)
Physics and Astronomy (PHYS)
Plant Sciences (PLNT)
Robotics and Intelligent Machines (ROBO)
Systems Software (SOFT)
Translational Medical Sciences (TMED)
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GCRSEF | March 26, 2022
Science Fair Judges
Name Affiliation/Company
Humza Ahmed Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Katie Barno Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Thomas Beusse Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Mike Brun GE-GRC, retired
Seema Chaturvedi Siena College
Rhys Cook Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Matthew DeStefano Momentive Performance Materials
Susan DiFranzo Hudson Valley Community College
Sean Dinn Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Mark Doherty GE Research
Susanne Erb GlobalFoundries
Elizabeth Fisher Neural Stem Cell Institute
Yifan Gao GlobalFoundries
LeShante Garris Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Ashley Gifford Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Andrew Hall Naval Nuclear Laboratory
Ryan Harm Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Charles Heap Relay Therapeutics
Ashley Herkert Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Hayley Herock Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Andrew Hoffman GE Research
Kideok Jin Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Keefe Robert NYS Department of Health
Coleman Larlee Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Larry Lewis Retired GE Chemist
Julianne Lo Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Kathleen Maleski GE Research
Sovaira Mall Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Michael Mendez Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (RPI)
Nick Moore Monroe Tractor, Inc.
Adam Nelson Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Tristan Nowak SUNY University at Albany, Wadsworth Center, NYSDoH
Usha Palaniswamy Maria College
Andrew Pyler Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (RPI)
Isabella Reddish Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (RPI)
Jennifer Rico-Varela Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Cheyenne Rinehart Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Christopher Schmidt Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Ashok Sedhain GlobalFoundries
Vir Singh Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Nilesh Tralshawala PARC
Megan Wegener Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Jeff Wegener Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory
James Williams Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Abigail Wilson Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (RPI)
Daniel Woods Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Eric Yager Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Robert Zack GlobalFoundries
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Junior Division Projects (T after project number indicated
team project)
Project First Name Last Name Grade Project Title
Number
J-BMED-001 Jackson Slater 7th Concussion Rate in Contact Sports vs
Concussion Rate in Non-Contact Sports
J-CHEM-001 Harper McCarthy 7th The Effect of Temperature on Water's Surface
Tension
J-EAEV-001 Charlotte Collins 7th Going Green with Your Laundry
J-EAEV-002 Samuel Magowan 7th The Effect of Support Material on House
Movement in an Earthquake
J-EAEV-003 Johnathan Morency 8th Testing North and South of Finch Paper on the
Hudson River: The Effect of Manufacturing
Products on The River
J-EAEV-004 Sarah Radovich 8th Can it be Stopped Before it Begins?
Effectiveness of Different Methods to Inactivate
Purple Loosestrife Seed Before Growth
J-EAEV-005 Avery Timmins 7th Does PLA Degrade Faster and Better than
Polypropylene and Polyethylene
J-ENMC- Brian Sun 7th What Is the Best Way To Optimize a Catapult?
001T Jason Lian
Andrew Zhang
J-MATS-001 Maxwell Aierstok 7th Paper or Plastic? How About Recycled Paper
Made from Plastic Bags: A Study Evaluating
the Quality and Possibilities of Recycled Plastic
Paper
J-MCRO-001 Lyla Curtis 8th The Effect of Food Preservatives on Bacteria
Growth
J-MCRO-002 Hudson Logan 8th Greasy, Grimy, Grocery Bags!
J-MCRO-003 Levi Murray 8th Applying Dairy Milk Tests to Plant Based
Beverages
J-MCRO-004 Carson Reynolds 7th Spill or Kill: A Study of the Effect of Penicillium
and Pseudomonas' Degradation of Oil in Salt
and Fresh Water
J-PLNT-001 Samuel Dixson 7th Hay Sugar What's Up? The Effect of the Time
of Day Timothy Hay is Cut on the Sugar
Content
J-PLNT-002 Mason Foster 7th The Effect of LED Light on the Growth of Basil
J-PLNT-003 Kate Fowler 8th The Effect of Soil Degradation on Marigold
Growth
J-PLNT-004 Kendall Hamilton 8th To Grow or Not to Grow: The Effect of Calcium
on the Growth of Aquatic Plants
J-PLNT-005 Ella Smith 8th Strawberries or Moldberries: The Effect of Aloe
Juice and a Vinegar Solution on Mold
Prevention of Strawberries
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Senior Division Projects
Project 'First Name Last Name Grade Project Title
Number
S-ANIM- Adrianna Drindak 12th The Efficacy of Using Imidacloprid Soil Drench
001 Application as a Proposed Treatment for the Eradication
of Cryptococcus fagisuga
S-ANIM- Jack Mongan 12th Efficacy of Copper Oxide Wire Particles and
002 Albendazole against gastrointestinal nematodes in
Goats
S-ANIM- Christian Ramsumair 12th Cognitive Abilities of the Caribbean Hermit Crab
003 (Coenobita Clypeatus)
S-BEHA- Arin Khare 10th In the Zone: The Effects of Zoning Regulation Changes
001T James Lian on Urban Life
Kai Vernooy
S-BEHA- Abigail Bundy 11th The Effect of Singing vs Spoken French on French
002 Vocabulary Retention in Adults Over 40 in a Four Week
Study
S-BEHA- Caroline Cristalli 12th Sex-specific Effects of Late Adolescent Morphine
003 Exposure on Adult Thermal Nociception
S-BEHA- Elisabeth Erb 12th Narcissism in College Students in Comparison to
004 National Norms
S-BEHA- Jasmine Facchetti 12th The Relationship Between Dietary Restrictions and
005 Mood
S-BEHA- Varun Gambhir 12th The Impact of Particulate Matter 2.5 and 10 on the
006 Onset of Depressive Symptoms
S-BEHA- Khushi Girish 12th The Effect of Job Strain on Coronary Heart Disease in
007 Teachers
S-BEHA- Maya Holguin 12th The Relationship Between Dog Behavior and Owner
008 Personality
S-BEHA- Jonas Margono 12th Comparing Levels of Education and Depression
009 Prevalence Between Germany and the United States
Using the PHQ-2 Questionnaire
S-BEHA- Michael Shapiro 12th The Effect of Origami-based Instruction on Spatial
010 Visualization, Spatial Perspective Taking, and Geometry
Skills of Students in a Geometry Regents Setting
S-BEHA- Madeline Siebeneck 11th Assessing the Evolution of Marriage Across the Silent
011 Generation, Baby Boomer Generation, Generation X
and Generation Y
S-BMED- Carsyn Bonesteel 11th A Pre-clinical Investigation of the Therapeutic Efficacy of
001 Ventral Pallidum Deep-brain Stimulation for Epilepsy
S-BMED- Grace Burke 12th Effect of HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors on COVID -19
002 Outcomes
S-BMED- Nathan Davis 12th The Correlation Between LESS Score and Lower
003 Extremity Injury in a Group of Single-Sport vs. Multi-
Sport Athletes Using a Jump-Landing Technique
S-BMED- Imogen Drake 12th Predictors of Anxiety One Year After Traumatic Brain
004 Injury
S-BMED- Grace Herzog 11th Very Short-term Blood Pressure Variability and Sex
005 Differences With Capsaicin in Humans
S-BMED- Sophia Herzog 11th The Effect of Traumatic Brain Injury on Aversive Taste
006 Learning in Drosophila melanogaster
6Project First Name Last Name Grade Project Title
Number
S-BMED- Varsha Jegan 12th The Amount of Gluten Consumption in Relation to
007 the Development of Type 2 Diabetes
S-BMED- Emily Medina- 12th The Effect of Maternal Perceived Stress on Fetal
008 Finsen Development in the Womb and the Occurrence of
Special Needs Post Birth
S-BMED- Kate Putnam 12th Differences in Spatio-spectral Dynamics of the DBS-
009 ON State in Two Conditions: Gradual Increase vs
Continuous ON States
S-BMED- Carly Ruschak 12th Comparing the Effectiveness of Different PANDAS
010 Treatments
S-BMED- Aman Shetty 12th The Effects of Slope and Speed Over One Mile on
011 the Pressure in the Human Foot
S-BMED- Jenna Vaughan 12th Effect of MA-[D-Leu-4]-OB3 on The Episodic
012 Memory of DIO Mice
S-CBIO- Minyi Chen 12th Retroactive Analysis of the Relationship Between
001T Harrison Fazzone Cases of COVID-19 Variants and Related Google
Search Volumes
S-CBIO- Joanna Andrews 12th Using Data Visualization Tools in Python and
002 cBioportal to Identify Gene Mutations Linked to
miRNA Expression and Identify Frequently
Expressed miRNA in Ovarian Cancer Patients
S-CBIO- Aditri Gupta 12th Detecting Cardiac Arrhythmia Using an Artificially
003 Intelligent System
S-CBIO- Stephanie Peng 12th Effects of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna
004 Vaccines on the Population
S-CELL- Anushka Patel 12th BCL-1 Mutation as a Predictor of Depression and
001 BMI
S-EAEV- Lukas Chyla 12th Greenhouse Effect on Fish Population in the Hudson
001 River
S-EAEV- Quinn Connor 12th Microplastic Tides: Examining the Effects of Tidal
002 Patterns on Microplastic Concentration in the
Hudson River
S-EAEV- Aliza Cotton 12th Air Pollutants and Birthweight, Differentiating County
003 and Census Tract Level Relationships
S-EAEV- Ashlyn Hutchinson 12th Investigating the Effectiveness of the Eradication of
004 Microcystis Aeruginosa Using Sonication and
Magnetic Filtration
S-ENBM- Alexander Do 10th A Convolutional Neural Network Approach to Lung
001 Cancer Image Recognition
S-ENBM- Molly Egan 12th The Validity of the Ethoscope in Drosophila
002 melanogaster Addiction Testing
S-ENEV- Ayaan Bargeer 12th Find Your Invasive: A Machine Learning Tool for
001T Avi Bagchi Invasive Species Control
S-ENEV- Vivian Orthwein 11th The Effect of Diet Supplementation on Plastic
002 Consumption and Health in Tenebrio molitor
Mealworms
S-ENMC- Owen Compani 10th A Life-Saving Sleeve: An Approach to Reducing
001 Vehicular Flood Related Deaths
7Project First Name Last Name Grade Project Title
Number
S-ENMC- Noah Ernst 12th Analysis of the Coin Tap Test for cFRP Fatigue
002 Using Fourier Decomposition
S-MATH- Jiahui Li 11th From the Manhattan Project to Statistics of
001 Zeros of L-Functions
S-MATS- Maaz Hussain 12th The Next Generation of Computer
001 Semiconductors: Determining the Efficiency of
EUV Photoresists
S-MATS- Jongmyeong Sung 11th Growth of Silver and Silicon Schottky Diodes
002 (Joseph) using Physical Vapor Deposition
S-MCRO- Alexandria Sklenarik 12th Efforts to Combat Antibiotic Resistance
001 Compared to Differences in Antibiotic
Resistance Prevalence Across the U.S. Over
Time
S-PHYS- Nora Dreslin 12th The Effect of Nanoantenna Size on Photon
001 Trapping and Enhancement in the Nanocavity
S-PHYS- Madison Milla 11th Mysteries of the Moon: A Search for Minerals
002 Below the Surface
S-PLNT-001 Ellina Yang 12th A Comparison of a Controlled Environment Lab
Setting to a Natural Outdoor Setting to Study the
Effect of Consistency Within Duckweed Growth
Factors on Spirodela polyrrhiza, Lemna minor,
Wolffia columbiana, and Wolffia brasiliensis
Growth
S-ROBO- Anum Amir 10th Robo Chicken Care: Automated Coop Door
001
S-ROBO- Juliet Lovelace 12th Get in Touch: Fabricating a Soft Prosthetic
002
S-ROBO- Arthur Leung 10th Medication Identification & Counting: Computer
003 Machines vs. Humans
S-SOFT- Labesh Baral 12th Affordable Agricultural Aid: Using a Novel
001 Machine Learning Model to Predict Crop Yield
With the Use of Satellite Imagery, Climate, and
Soil Data
8Teacher Sponsors and Participating Schools
Name School
Andrew Licari Academy of Holy Names
Jamie Rowe Bethlehem Central High School
Kelly Dietz Broadalbin-Perth High School
Gina Reals Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School
Heidi Gleason Columbia High School
Alexandra Schmidt Emma Willard School
Nicole Dixson Greenwich Junior-Senior High School
Cortney Barber
Tom Vartuli Hudson Falls High School
Kate Leto Iroquois Middle School
Daniel Maloney LaSalle Institute
Alexander Niedbalec Mohonasen High School
Nancy Flanagan Monroe-Woodbury High School
Jessica Puopolo
Laura Favata Niskayuna High School
Sherra Johnson
Katherine Jacobson Nyack High School
Fran Lohnes Saratoga Springs High School
Peter Robinson
Nate Covert Shaker High School
Linda Hopkins Taconic Hills Jr/Sr High School
9Awards
Special Awards
The purpose of these awards is to give recognition to specific areas of science research.
Regional Awards
These special awards were developed by our Regional Fair and are not offered at the
International finals. Please note, some of the awards are for both divisions and others are for
only one of the divisions.
Monetary awards to teams are shared. Students must download a W-9 Form and Social Security Form from the
GCRSEF website under forms and submit them to Fair Director, Joan Wagner in order to receive their monetary
award. Forms can be sent by email to gcrsef@gmail.com or to 7 Bluebird Court, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.
Dudley Observatory Award
American Society for Microbiology, The Dudley Observatory offers an award for a
Eastern New York Branch project in astronomy or space science. It is given
This award is given to one project that involves in memory of past president, Sam Wait.
research related to microbiology. Senior Division Award: Certificate plus $100. No
Senior Division Award: Certificate plus $100. teams.
Junior Division Award: Certificate plus $50. Junior Division Award: Certificate plus $50. No
teams.
Brown League Sports Science Award
The award is presented to the project that uses a GCRSEF in Computer Science Award
scientific approach to further an understanding or The GCRSEF Excellence in Computer Science
improve the performance of a sports-related Award for a project that demonstrates innovative
phenomena. It is in memory of John Stasenko who use of computer programs to address an important
first initiated this award. problem facing society. This award may be given
Senior Division Award: $50 Amazon Card; no to an individual or a team.
teams. Senior Division Award: Certificate and $200.
Cullen Blake and Deena Mousa Linda Austin DNA Science and
Excellence in Science Award Technology Award
This award is given to a student who demonstrates This award is offered for research in DNA science
both a love of science and the skill for doing and technology. It is in memory of Linda Austin
science. This is a junior division award only. who brought DNA Science and Technology to
Junior Division Award: Certificate plus $100. many, many schools in the Capital Region.
Senior Division Award: Certificate plus $100.
Curia (Formerly Albany Molecular Research
Inc.): Passion for Scientific Endeavors Award Momentive Performance Materials
This award goes to individual(s) who demonstrate This award is for a project that demonstrates the
a passion for scientific discovery and excellence innovative use of synthetic chemicals to improve
as exemplified in the area(s) of chemistry, the environment and/or quality of life.
materials, environmental or medicinal applications. Senior Division Award: Certificate plus $100.
Senior Division Award: Certificate and $150. Junior Division Award: Certificate plus $50.
Junior Division Award: Certificate and $100.
10Regional Awards (continued)
National Association of Biology Teachers RPI Scholarship
This award is given an outstanding project in Given to outstanding project for grades 9-11.
the life sciences. The Planning committee for the Fair reserves
Senior Division Award: Certificate and $75. the right whether or not to offer this award. (No
Junior Division Award: Certificate and teams).
$50. Senior Division Award: $50,000 ($12,500 per
academic year).
National Grid Award
for Energy and the Environment SI Group Smart Chemistry Award
The award is presented to individual(s) with This award will be presented to a project that
a research project/exhibit that includes demonstrates ingenuity in utilizing chemistry to
consideration and/or achievement in energy promote environmental sustainability.
reduction, sustainability or reduced impact to Senior Division Award: Certificate plus an
the environment. Apple iPad mini (no teams).
Senior Division Award: Certificate plus Junior Division Award: Certificate plus $100.
$100.
Junior Division Award: Certificate plus STANYS: Eleanor Miller Reed Science
$50. Research Award
This award is given to a project that “captures
Northeastern Nuclear Society, the spirit of science research.”
American Nuclear Society (NENY-ANS) Senior Division Award: Certificate and $100.
This is for one project in that involves Junior Division Award: Certificate and $50.
research related to energy.
Senior Division Award: Certificate plus Walter Eppenstein Physics/Astronomy
$100. Award
Junior Division Award: Certificate plus This award is for an outstanding physics or
$50. astronomy project. It is in memory of Professor
Walter Eppenstein, who brought this science fair
Price Chopper’s Golub Foundation to RPI.
Award Senior Division Award: Certificate plus $75.
in Memory of Jane Golub
This award is for a project in nutrition that
promotes good health.
Senior Division Award: Certificate plus
$100.
Junior Division Award: Certificate plus
$50.
Regeneron George Yancopoulos Award
Awarded to the project that demonstrates
the most creativity in improving or identifying
health issues in an individual.
Senior Division Award: Certificate plus
$750.
Junior Division Award: Certificate plus
$250.
11Regeneron ISEF Awards
These awards are also offered at the International finals.
American Meteorological Society Department of Defense (DoD) STEM
Projects must be in atmospheric and Leadership Prize
related oceanic and hydrologic sciences. This prize acknowledges the middle school
Up to two awards for individual or team student or team that demonstrates excellence
project may be given. in STEM, as well as the problem-solving skills
Senior Division Award: Certificate. and determination to overcome challenges
Junior Division Award: Certificate. throughout the research project.
Junior Division Award: Certificate and $100.
American Psychological Association
(APA) Lemelson Early Inventor Prize
This award recognizes outstanding This award is offered to an individual or team
research in psychology under the category who: (1) Demonstrates problem-solving by
of behavioral and social sciences or any identifying a critical problem; (2) Applies
category related to psychology (e.g., empathy and STEM knowledge to find a
animal sciences, biochemistry, computer practical solution; (3) Displays entrepreneurial
science, environmental science, thinking by developing a tangible invention; (4)
mathematical science, medicine and Ideally exemplifies environmentally-responsible
health). thinking in their research and creation of the
Senior Division Award: Certificate. project.
Junior Division Award: Certificate plus $100,
ASM Materials Education Foundation to be shared if a team.
This award is for the best materials
engineering project. Mu Alpha Theta
Senior Division Award: Certificate and This is the National High School and Two-Year
Ribbon. College Mathematics Club. It is intended that
The student will be presented with a this recognition be awarded to a senior division
preliminary certificate, the formal certificate individual or group project demonstrating the
and ribbon will be mailed in July or August. most challenging, thorough, creative
investigation of a problem involving
Association for Women Geoscientists mathematics.
This award is offered to female students. Senior Division Award: Certificate.
Teams with at least one female are also
eligible. These projects should exemplify NASA Earth System Science Award
high standards of innovativeness and This is for a project exhibiting a clear and
scientific excellence in the geosciences. focused purpose on Earth System Science that
Special consideration will be given to is testable using the science process. Founded
projects that increase the public awareness in 1958 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower,
of geosciences, illustrate the NASA's mission is to pioneer the future in
interdisciplinary nature of the geosciences space exploration, scientific discovery and
or promote the sensitivity to Earth as a aeronautics research, answering basic
global system. questions like: What's out there in space? How
Junior Division Award: Certificate. do we get there? What will we find?
Senior Division Award: Certificate.
12Regeneron ISEF Awards (continued)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Stockholm Junior Water Prize
Administration (NOAA) “Taking the Pulse of (SJWP)
the Planet” Award This is for the best projects related to
This award goes to research that emphasizes water quality, water resource
NOAA’s mission of science, service and management, water protection, water
stewardship in climate, weather, ocean and treatment or wastewater treatment. Up
coastal sciences. to three senior division awards may be
Senior Division Award: Certificate, Letter and given.
Medallion. Senior Division Award: Certificate
plus invitation to compete in the State
Regeneron Biomedical Science Award Competition. Up to three awardees
This award is offered to a project in one of the may register to compete in the State
following categories: Biochemistry, Biomedical & competition by April 15th. Ten finalists
Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Biology, at the Intel International Fair will
Computational Biology & Bioinformatics, receive an all expense trip to
Microbiology and Translational Medical Science. Stockholm, Sweden where they will
The research has all or some of these attributes: represent the United States to
(1) Lead with Science: Demonstrate command of compete in the International Stockholm
and passion for science, (2) Take on Big Ideas: Junior Water Prize competition. Each
Exemplify traits of a driven thinker, (3) Make it winner must complete the online form
Happen: Demonstrate flexibility and a continuous to compete at the higher level.
learner mindset, (4) Be Great Together: Embodies
traits of an inspiring leader, (5) Do What’s Right: USAID From the American People
Embody a drive to use science for good. This award is given to a humanitarian
Senior Division Award: Certificate plus $500. project that holds the potential to
improve lives around the world. It
Regional Ricoh Sustainable Development addresses health and environmental
Award problems facing the world such as
This award recognizes projects that demonstrate clean water, sustainable food, energy
outstanding efforts in addressing issues of production, climate change and health.
environmental responsibility and sustainable Senior Division Award: Letter and
development. Certificate.
Senior Division Award: Certificate.
U.S. Metric Association
Scientific American Subscription This is for a student whose project
Scientific American recognizes outstanding involves a significant amount of
student research. This award goes to the six grand quantitative measurement and which
prize awardees. best uses the SI metric system for
Senior Division Award: Certificate and one-year those measurements.
subscription to Scientific American. Senior Division Award: Certificate.
Junior Division Award: Certificate.
Society for In Vitro Biology
To be awarded to most outstanding 11th grade
student exhibiting in the areas of plant or animal in
vitro biology or tissue. If there are no 11th graders
available for award, it can be offered in other 13
senior division grades.
Senior Division Award: Certificate.Regeneron ISEF Awards (continued)
U.S. Air Force
This award is given in any area of science
and engineering (two junior and two senior
awards).
Senior Division Award: Certificate.
Junior Division Award: Certificate.
U.S. Navy Office of Research
Five awards are available. Two junior and
three senior awards (no teams).
Senior Division Award: Certificate and
other awards.
Junior Division Award: Certificate and
other awards.
Yale Science and Engineering
Association Inc.
This award is given to the most outstanding
11th grade student exhibiting in the areas of
Computer Science, Engineering, Physics or
Chemistry (team or individual).
Senior Division Award: Certificate and
Medallion.
A preliminary certificate will be mailed to
recipient. A pewter medallion will be sent to
the winner after the Fair Director mails out
the winner’s form.
14Grand Prizes
Senior Division Junior Division
1st Place 1st place
Certificate, gold medal, invitation to GCRSEF Certificate, Broadcom Masters
the Regeneron ISEF, $500 from RPI Certificate, gold medal, $300 from RPI
School of Science; teams split the School of Science; teams split the prize
prize money. money, invitation to STANYS State
Science Congress. Invitation to SSP
2nd Place National Broadcom Masters Program.
Certificate, silver medal, invitation to
Regeneron ISEF, $300 from RPI 2nd Place
School of Science; teams split the GCRSEF Certificate, Broadcom Masters
prize money. Certificate, silver medal, $200 from RPI
School of Science; teams split the prize
3rd Place money, invitation to STANYS State
Certificate, bronze medal, invitation Science Congress. Invitation to SSP
to Regeneron ISEF, $200 from RPI National Broadcom Masters Program.
School of Science; teams split the
prize money. 3rd Place
GCRSEF Certificate, Broadcom Masters
1st Honorable Mention: Certificate, bronze medal, $100 from RPI
Certificate, ribbon, invitation to School of Science; teams split the prize
STANYS State Science Congress, money, invitation to STANYS State
$100 from RPI School of Science; Science Congress. Invitation to SSP
teams split the prize money. National Broadcom Masters Program.
2nd Honorable Mention 1st Honorable Mention
Certificate, ribbon, invitation to GCRSEF Certificate, Broadcom Masters
STANYS State Science Congress, Certificate, ribbon, $75; teams split the
$75; teams split the prize money. prize money. Invitation to SSP National
Broadcom Masters.
3rd Honorable Mention
Certificate, ribbon, invitation to 2nd Honorable Mention
STANYS State Science Congress, GCRSEF Certificate, ribbon, $60; teams
$50.00. split the prize money.
3rd Honorable Mention
GCRSEF Certificate, ribbon, $30; teams
split the prize money.
15Our regional Regeneron ISEF may send up to three projects to the International Finals.
The Planning Committee reserves the right to decide how many projects can participate in
the International Finals. ISEF takes place in Atlanta, Georgia, May 8-13, 2022.
The STANYS State Science Congress is hosted by The Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of
Science & Technology (MOST) and takes place in Syracuse, NY, June 11, 2022.
Broadcom MASTERS online information is due June 15, 2022 by 8:00 PM EDT. Semi-
finalists will be announced on September 7, 2022. Finalists will be announced on
September 21, 2022. Broadcom MASTERS national finals will be held in Washington, DC,
from October 27 - November 2, 2022.
16Sponsors
Copernicus (Title Sponsor)
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Galileo ($5000)
Sagan ($2500-$3000)
DataClassroom
GE Global Research
Momentive Performance Materials
National Grid
RPI Admissions, RPI School of Science
SI Group
Brache ($1000-$2000)
Curia (formally Albany Molecular Research Incorporated)
GlobalFoundries
Price Chopper’s Golub Foundation
Newton’s Apple ($250-$750)
Eastern Branch, American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
Eastern Section of Science Teachers Association of NYS (STANYS)
Highmark Northeastern New York
KAPL NOVA
Northeast New York American Nuclear Society (NENY ANS)
Stewart’s Shops
Additional Support
Dudley Observatory
National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT)
SAVVAS Education Books (formally Pearson), book lottery
Scientific American (Subscriptions)
Jeffrey Wegener
17Regeneron GCRSEF Fair Board Directors
Webmaster
Peter Robinson, Saratoga Springs High School
Awards Committee
Nate Covert, Gina Reals, Donna Mooney & Fran Lohnes
RPI Scholarship
Ulysses deArmas
SRC Chair
Robert Keefe PhD, NYS Department of Health
Secretary and Junior Division Registration
Donna Mooney
Senior Division Registration
Fran Lohnes, Saratoga Springs High School
Coordinating Judge Senior Division
Dan Norton, PhD, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Coordinating Judge Junior Division
Matt Nielsen PhD, GE Global Research
Treasurer and Public Relations
Gina Reals, BH-BL High School
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Liaison
Amanda Troutman
President, Fair Director and Awards Chair
Joan Wagner: gcrsef@gmail.com
Consultant
Len Behr, University at Albany
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